Glider



Oct. 24, 1939.

A. S. GOLDBERG GLIDER Filed Dec. 23, 1958 Ptentpedvoct.' 24,1939' Vum'ri-:D STATES I PATENT OFFICE yGLI-DER. y Anon s. Goldberg, Philadelphia, Pa. Application December 23, 1938, Serial No. 242,336l

, ticularly to an improved type of glider seat frame lassembly having provision for strengthening and at the same time improving the appearance of the same.

While the present invention is applicable generally to furniture of many types, it is particularly adapted to that class known as gliders wherein a .spring seat structure is provided upon which cushions are removably positioned.

Among the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a frame structure for gliders and the like to receive and support the spring seat structure and to provide a rigid cover or skirt portion, in the frame structure, for the spring seat structure. As a result of this object the seat cushions, which normally were provided with depending front' flap portions to cover from a front view the spring seat structure, are made in the normal manner without aps, whereby the cushions may be used in any of several positions, i. e., they may be reversed top for bottom, or end for end, and in certain cases they may be even interchangeable with the back cushions, thus prolonging the useful life thereof. Moreover, the provision of this frontalcover or skirt for the spring yseat structure of the glider rigidiies and strengthens this structure at the same time that it eliminates the unsightly appearance caused by the fabric ilaps which are conventionally secured to the front edge of the glider seatcushions.

Other objects andadvantages of the invention will appear more fully herein.

The invention consists substantially in the combination, construction and relative arrangement of parts, all as will appear more fully hereinafter, as shown in the accompanying drawing and as finally pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein have been illustrated preferred embodiments of they Figure 1 is a-front view of the structural parts of a glider in which the frame has been constructed in accordance with and embodying the principles of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the glider shown Lin Figure 1 looking toward an end of the glider;

Figure 3 is an end view of the glider shown in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the backA of the front panel or skirt portion of the glider; and

Figure 5 is-an enlarged view showing a detailof construction of the front panel or skirt portion of the glider.

Referring now to the drawing and more particularly to Figure 1 thereof, it will be observed that the present invention has been shown as applied to a glider, designated generally by the lreference numeral l0, in which the swinging back '5 Il, the swinging seat I2 and the swinging end portions I3, are swingably suspended from the supporting frame designated generally by the reference numeral I4, by means of front and rear suspension bands or strap hangers I5 and I6 prol0 vided at each end of the glider.

The supporting frames I4 at each end of the glider include the horizontally extending right angular oor engaging members I7, Il, to each of which is secured a pair of vertically extending l5 laterally spaced members I8 and I9. Secured permanently to the upper ends of the members I8 and I 9 is a horizontally extending member 20 from the opposite ends of which are respectively suspended the fore and aft seat suspension bands I5 and I6. 2li Spaced above the floor-engaging members Il and interconnecting the vertical members I8 and I9 at each end of the glider are horizontally disposed members 2|, the opposite ends of which are rigidly connected to the vertical members I8 and I9. A2li Spaced above the floor and detachably interconnectlng the members 2| is the horizontally extending longitudinal stretcher member 22, which extends between and is adapted to maintain the glider end frames in their proper vertical position. `Any suitable supporting frame assembly may be employed for supporting in operative association therewith the swinging back'and seat unit of the glider. For examples of such supporting frames, reference is herein made to applicants prior Patent No. 1,997,054 and to applicants copending application4 Serial No. 185,380, filed January 17, 1938. The present invention is more particularly concerned with the construction of the seat assembly I2 which swings as a unit with the back assem- 40 bly within the supporting frame I4` This seat back'assembly I I consists generally of a horizontally extending upper member 23 joined at its ends to angle members 24-24, which extend generally vertically in the curved shape most 45 clearly shown in Figure 2. The lower ends of the members 24-24 are each reversely bent, as at ZII, to provide supports to which are pivotally connected the lower ends of the supporting bands I6,

I 6 at each end of the glider. Interconnecting the 50 vertical members 24 and 24 at points intermediate the upper and lower ends of the latter is a horizontally extending right angle member 25. The `member 25 is so disposed that the angle thereof presents forwardly and upwardly toward the front 55 suitably permanent manner, as by rivets. Secured to the forward vertical edges of the sheet metal end panels I3 are the reinforcing straps 2i and 23, the lower ends of which are formed into semicircular outline and pivotally joined to the lower ends of the supporting bands I5, I5 at each end of the glider. In this manner the entire weight of the glider seat is pivotally hung motion of the seat portion may be achieved. The top of the end frames I3 are turned over as at 29 to provide arm rests and guards above the supporting end structures.

Fastened across the front of the glider between the straps 2l and 28 and the end panels I3 secured thereto, is the skirt portion indicated generally at 30. This skirt portion is preferably made of thin sheet metal, though it may be made of any other suitable material, such as wood, and is of substantially rectangular outline to t between the end straps 2l and 28. In vertical extent, the skirt 30 is sufficiently high to provide a substantial cover or shield for the spring seat portion I2, to keep the same from being visible from the front of the glider. It hasl been the practice, prior to this invention, to provide the seat cushions, shown in'dotted lines, with aps (not shown) along one side thereof, these flaps hanging down and covering from view the spring seat structure. By means of this invention such flaps onthe cushions are eliminated and the glider construction greatly improved from the point of view of appearance, strength and spring seat structure. It is to be vnoted that the outer or exposed face of the panel 30 is adapted to receive many forms of ornamentation, such as raised embossing, painting, chrome strips or any combination thereof.

The upper and lower edges of the skirt 3U arel rolled, as at 3| and 32, to provide integral hollow rolled edges, into the ends of which are secured the plug members 33, each of which is provided with a threaded opening for a purpose to be set forth. 'I'he plugs 33 are securely fastened within the ends of the hollowv rolled edges by any suitable means, such as welding or riveting. The skirt portion 30 is held in position between the straps 2'I and 28, by means of the bolts 34 which extend through holes in the straps 21 and 28 and through the end members I3 fastened to the straps, asclearly appears in detail in Figure 5,`

l sition and supported by the lower member 215 of respectively to the members 24 and 24, in any from the straps I5 and I6, whereby the gliding members 38 and 31 extending longitudinally of the gliderl for substantially the length of the skirt portion 30, these members 36 and 31 being joined together at each end thereofl by cross members 33 which also may be of right angle stock. The coiled springs are supported on thisv framework in the usual manner and secured to a longitudinally extending wire or rod 33 are a plurality of longitudinally spaced supporting hooks 4U. The u per ends of the hooks 40 are of inverted U- ape, as at 4i, which engage over the rod 3S and are secured fast in position by means of bolts el passing through the legs of the U-shaped piece Il. The lower ends of the hooks 40 are outwardly bent, as at 42, in a direction opposite to that of the hooked end Il. Near their lower ends, the hooks 40 are securely fastened, as by rivets 63, to the frame structure 31, and in this manner it will be observed that the front of the spring seat structure is provided with a plurality of permanently secured supporting hooks 43, spaced apart along the length of the spring seat structure. In the assembly of the glider, the spring seatv structure .IZ is lifted as a unit and deposited within the glider framework in such a manner that the rear right angle member 36 of the spring seat structure ts withinv and rests upon the right angle member 25 of the glider framework and the lower ends 42 of the hooks 43 of the front of the spring seat structure fit and rest upon the lower lbead 32 of the front skirt 3U. The cushions shown in dotted lines are then placed in position on the glider. It will be noted that these cushions, since they can now be made without the flaps, can be interchangeable, reversible and rotatable, thus prolonging their life and increasing their usefulness.

What is claimed as new and useful is:

l. A glider seat unit adapted to be svingably suspended between'a pair of vertical end units arranged in laterally spaced substantially parallel relation and rigidly lconnected together, said seat unit comprising a normally. exposed coil spring cushion supporting assembly including a rectangular frame disposed in the lower horizontal plane of said assembly and a plurality of coil spring elements secured within said frame for supporting upon the top thereof one or more cushions, a pair of vertically'disposed rigid end panels respectively embracing opposite ends of said cushion supporting assembly, said end panels being each provided with reinforcing elements extending along the front edges of said panels and projecting below the lower extremities of said panels to provide laterally spaced suspension parts for said seat unit, and a vertically disposed predecorated sheet metal panel extending across the front of said seat unit and concealing the said coil spring assembly from view, the decorated frontal face of said sheet metal panel .being exposed to view with the upperedge thereof disposed substantially in the plane of the top of said cushion' supporting assembly and the lower edge thereof disposed below the plane of the bottom of said assembly, the opposite extremities of said sheet metal front panel being removably secured to the reinforced portions of said end panels, each extremity of said front panel being secured to its adjoining end panel at vertically spaced points, thereby rendering said seat unit substantially rigid and eliminating pivotal movement of the end panels about the said rectangular frame, said sheet metal panel additionally serving as a finishing skirt for the iront edges of the cushion or cushions resting upon said assembly.

2. A glider -seat unit adapted to be swingably suspended between a pair of vertically disposed y end units arranged in laterally spaced substantially parallel relation and rigidly connected together, said seat unit comprising a normally exposedvcoil spring cushion supporting assembly,

said assembly including a rectangular frame disposed in the lower horizontal plane of said assembly and a plurality oi coil spring elements securedwithin said frame for supporting upon the top thereofone or more cushions, a pair of vertically disposed rigid sheet metal end panels respectively` embracing the opposite ends of' said spaced meansA adjacent the upper and lower edges of said iront panel to the forward portions oi said end panels, the decorated frontal fece of said sheet metal panel being exposed to view with the upper edge thereof disposed substantially in the upper plane of said cushion supporting assembly and the lower edge -thereof disposed below the lower plane ofsald assembly, the said sheet metal panel being further disposed with its upper edge lying immediately adjacent the upper front edge of said cushion supporting assembly, the arrangement being such that said sheet' metal panel serves conjolntly as the frontal cover behind which said cushion supporting as- -sembly is concealed, as a means fory holding the said end panels :in parallelism, as a ilnishing ,skirt and as an inexible support for the front edges of the cushion or cushions resting upon thesaid assembly, and means connected with each oi' said end panels and projecting laterally and outwardly therefrom in the regions of the lower front and rear corners thereof providing suspension parts for suspending vsaid end panels andsaid front panel securedtogether as a unit.

3. A glider seat unit as deilned in claim 2 and wherein the upper edge of said sheet metal iront panel is turned rearwardly to provide a broadened edge for the support of the cushion or cushions resting thereon.

AARON B. GOLDBERG. 

